Honoré Daumier

FOR A POOR AMERICAN, PLEASE

1835

HONORE DAUMIER (1808 - 1879) LE DIAMANT MAGNETISEUR.....1859 (DR 3227 iii/iii: LD 3227) Original lithograph 9 1/2 x 11 incl. text. Published in Le Chariv...

DAVID ALFARO SIQUEIROS (1896 – 1974) DAMA NEGRA 1937-1945 (Williams 8) Transfer lithograph, signed and no. 38-EE/50 and dated 1945. 13 5/8 x 19 3/16”. Very large full margins,, sheet 29 x 21 ½”. Stamped lower sheet edge “Original Lithograph” It is difficult to determine the various editions of Siqueiros’ prints. He would often reprint small editions of his early prints over time. Some of these were transfer lithographs in reverse and slightly smaller. These are sometimes numbered E/E “Edicion Especial”. Reba Williams discusses the problems with identifying editions in her catalog “Mexican Prints...

Lithograph on Chine appliqué, 9 1/4 x 8 1/8 inches (235 x 206 mm), full margins. First state (of 4). Extremely minor uniform age tone, otherwise in good condition. A superb, richly-inked impression. [Delteil 61.1] ______ At an early age Delacroix became a lover of music and literature and had been drawing from the time he entered school.  He expected painting would be a hobby, but on the death of his father he found he had to make his own way in life.  In 1817 he entered the studio of Pierre-Narcisse Guerin; amongst his fellow pupils was Gericault.  His first exhibited work was Dante and Virgil...

Etching on cream laid paper, 6 1/8 x 4 3/4 inches (156 x 120 mm), full margins. In good condition with some minor, uniform age tone. Printed by George Bertauts, Paris. [Beraldi II.140.26] Henri Béraldi Les graveurs du XIXe siècle: Guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. Librairie L. Conquet, vol. XII, Paris, 1885–1892, cat. no. 34, p. 140. __________ Well known in his native Germany as a watercolorist, Karl Bodmer had a rich experience exploring in North America in the 19th century, accompanying German explorer Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied as the official artist on an expedition which toured the Missouri River...